This aloe originates from the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, and from
neighboring Swaziland. It is not found in the wild in North America.
The Afrikaans common name, boekaalwyn, refers to the way
the leaves in young specimens (&lt5 years old) are stacked on each other like the pages of a book.

An “open book.” By Stan Shebs.

Identification: This aloe is stemless or short-stemmed, with bluish-green to bluish-gray leaves that are less than
8" (20 cm) high. Individual leaves are 10-16" (25-40 cm) × 1¾-2½" (5-7 cm). Between two and six flowering
spikes are topped with racemes 24-79" (60-200 cm) tall. Flowers are brilliant pink, 1¼-1¾" (3.3-5 cm) long,
appearing in May to July.